I agree. The best defense is healthy grass and indiscriminate use of
weed killer and fertilizer (bad fertilization may make the grass look green
for a short while, it is bad for the grass) is really bad for grass. The
other most common ways of damaging your grass is mowing too short and not
often enough. Watering is also a problem in some cases.
Making your lawn a good place for grass and a bad place for weeds and
pest is the best way to a good lawn, and that does not call for any regular
application of weed or pest control.
--
Joseph E. Meehan
26 + 6 = 1 It's Irish Math
"Chris Owens" wrote in message
...
Pulling is the best way I've ever found for controlling
crabgrass. But, ditching the weed-and-feed will help too. It's
stressing your other grass, which gives the crabgrass a shot at
taking hold. If you absolutely have to have an all-grass lawn,
get a good blend that's appropriate for your local conditions,
fertilize only in the fall with organic material, keep it between
2-3" in height, weed diligently, and let it go dormant in summer.
Chris Owens
Thrill wrote:
Help!
I've got what I consider a crabgrass infestation in my front lawn. I
live in the Long Island, NY and am new to the area (originally from
South Florida) so I am still a little unfamiliar with how plant life
works up here.
When the snow finally melted this I could tell the previous owner had
crabgrass issues as clumps of dead stalks were everywhere. However I
began the Scott's program for lawns beginning with the fertlizer with
pre-emergent crab grass stuff. Up until July it seemed to work fine,
but over the last few weeks these things are spreading like weeds
(joke). There are some areas of the lawn the are almost exclusively
crabgrass. I spent the entire weekend pulling them out of the ground
(with as much of the root as possible), but after two 30 gallon bags
of this stuff out of the ground, it seems like I haven't put much of a
dent in the project.
My question: Is there anything I can to do get rid of them this year
and what can I do to better prepare for next year? In Florida, the
best method to get rid of crabgrass and goosegrass was to yank them
out, as I'm trying to do now. The roots on the crabgrass up here seem
to be tougher than down south, and I have blisters in my fingers from
battling them all weekend.
Crabgrass seems to be a problem up here and I've always taken great
pride in my lawns (down in S. Fla it was St. Augustine grass) and I
can't stand not having a near-perfect lawn.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.
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